Monthly Archives: February 2011

I had not had much luck with Pizza Margherita following the recipes I found online, even the one from Epicurious. I had tried D’s suggestion of adding oregano – which is growing enthusiastically in the garden – to the sauce, … Continue reading →

This was a fun bit of leftover use. There were still two artichoke pieces and change in the jar I bought for a previous pizza, and I had soppressatta in the freezer from another previous pizza, and half a ball … Continue reading →

I decided that grilled lamb would be a nice Saturday dinner to have with a good wine. We get New Zealand boneless leg of lamb from Costco, and I immediately cut it into kebab-sized chunks and freeze them 6 to … Continue reading →

Continuing on the “feta and cilantro” theme, I made this excellent recipe from the Cheese Board cookbook. It has one tiny zucchini in it, a couple T of canned (b/c it’s not summer) corn (Green Giant Niblets), tossed with red … Continue reading →

I knew I could leave early enough to pay attention to a pizza today – even made a trip to the Bowl (in the rain – ok, just a little) before settling in. This is a Cheese Board recipe. This … Continue reading →

I got home after 9pm, but fortunately had the presence of mind in the morning to realize this was possible, so I defrosted ingredients for the world’s easiest pizza. Not the best, however. I had leftover tomato sauce from my … Continue reading →

Well, the cheese and the baguette were superior. The City Council meeting was a headache, mostly b/c it is obvious the decision has already been made and we are just testifying so they can’t say we didn’t. Last Saturday when … Continue reading →

OK, here’s the next try – and it was better. After last night’s attempt I decided 1) not to blanch the radicchio – perhaps La Ciccia’s radicchio is slightly crunchy b/c it cooks just right in the oven?? – 2) … Continue reading →

OK, this is my second attempt (the first was last May – I think the 29th or 30th?) at a pizza I had at La Ciccia in San Francisco. I found references to a radicchio pizza online and it lists … Continue reading →

Tonight’s personal pizza is from a photo of a wall sign in the Cheese Board’s wonderful cookbook. I thin-sliced some onion and cooked it in oil till it was slightly cooked, though I don’t think I’d quite call it “wilted” … Continue reading →

I’m reading this one from the photo while writing about it on the 15th of March, but I’m pretty sure I have it right. We had some prosciutto that was getting past its prime, and an open jar of artichoke … Continue reading →

Still not quite right, but I know what to try. Writing this almost a month later (15 March), I know that what I tried worked, too 🙂 I think it was on the 3rd. I got home late and made … Continue reading →

I had planned to make a pizza using the mushrooms D was concerned about (the pizza with sundried tomatoes and red pepper flakes and goat cheese…) but tonight was not the night. The mushrooms were fine, after a good washing, … Continue reading →

OK, so I looked in the fridge and there was a little bit of lots of stuff. Still some of the veggies cooked with the chicken, still a few bits of chicken, and a potential lunch of leftover spaghetti with … Continue reading →

D was using up the marble-sized mixed potatoes he boiled up awhile ago, plus some of the roast chicken. He cooked these with some mushrooms and served them over spaghetti. It was fun 🙂 He decided after the fact that … Continue reading →

And it was simply GREAT! A sumptuous taste, blending all the flavors from last night into one delicious dish. I actually suggested this to D, who was not interested in cooking so much this evening. But he got into it … Continue reading →

I was telling D this morning about the work of a colleague who determined that we should buy whole chickens, b/c leftover chicken parts end up being sent to Africa and undercutting small farmers. Who knew? They had to go … Continue reading →

D bought a sausage – I think Saag’s but I’m not sure – and used it to flavor this nice pasta. He added sundried tomatoes and mushrooms and sauteed the lot, then served it over spaghetti. For a veggie, he … Continue reading →

D made one of his major specialties tonight. He cooks the mushrooms in oil, adding pine nuts to toast them, and parsley. He tosses all this with spaghetti, and then provides shaved pecorino Romano to strew over the top. I … Continue reading →

D put together an odd but entirely satisfying dinner. He noticed someone at the Bowl buying a bag of these adorable little marble-sizes potatoes in mixed colors – ridiculously expensive but it’s only once in awhile – and got an … Continue reading →

D got this dinner together before the City Council meeting, while I wrote a 90th birthday card to my uncle. Then we spent about 3 hours listening, and also speaking, at City Council. Love-hate – it’s a major pain to … Continue reading →

D made a wonderful pasta sauce tonight! He was using up the rest of the flatiron steak from Saturday, and also a frozen cube of our pesto, and another of a red pepper sauce R made quite awhile ago. He … Continue reading →

D needed to work late, and I was very busy too, so I cooked a quick meal. It was yummy, though. When I suggested I just grill Appenzeller sandwiches on the panini press, D added Saag’s ham (Black Forest?) to … Continue reading →

D had no idea, this afternoon, what he would cook for dinner. But as usual, he came up with a really good meal. He found a flatiron steak in the freezer, which was left over from 6 November 2010 – … Continue reading →

D got home late again, and put together another great, quick meal. The pasta is from a Ten Speed Press book we’ve had forever called something like “100 Best Pasta Recipes.” Heat olive oil, add canned tomatoes and break up, … Continue reading →